Football News, Notes & Injuries

Pyrka (cold) is a doubt for Saturday's clash with Gladbach, per manager Alexander Blessin.

Matsima (thigh) is questionable for Friday's match against Dortmund, according to manager Sandro Wagner. "Chrislain, it's still uncertain whether he'll make it."

Gouweleeuw (knee) is out for Friday's match against Dortmund, according to manager Sandro Wagner. "Jeff is not fully fit."

Schmidt (foot) is an option for Saturday's clash against Mainz, coach Horst Steffen said in the press conference.

Bensebaini (back) trained fully on Thursday and is back available for Friday's clash against Augsburg, coach Niko Kovac said in the press conference. "Ramy Bensebaini trained today and is available tomorrow."

Davies (knee) is still involved in individual training for the time being, the club announced.

Ito (foot) is still involved in individual training for the time being, the club announced.

Duranville (shoulder) was spotted training with the ball in team training on Thursday and will be playing with the U23 squad to build on his fitness in the coming weeks, coach Niko Kovac said in the press conference. "After his break over the last few months, Julien Duranville will initially be getting some playing time with the U23s. There he can get fit, find his feet, and work on everything else. We're not rushing anything with him."

Maehle is out for the time being after suffering a serious shoulder injury in training, according to his club.

Vazquez (strain) is nearing a return and is improving day by day in training, coach Kasper Hjulmand said in a press conference, according to Werkself Xtra. "Lucas [Vazquez] is suspended for [today's] game because of the red card in Spain. So he can't play today. But he's also looking better and better. He's training, and it's improving day by day."

Tillman (hamstring) is expected to return next week and is more likely to make his comeback for the Champions League clash against Benfica, coach Kasper Hjulmand said in a press conference, according to Werkself Xtra. "Malik [Tillman] will return next week. Maybe too late for the Bayern game, but we think Benfica could be possible."

Tella (knee) is aiming a return after the next international break since the injury was more difficult than expected, coach Kasper Hjulmand said in a press conference, according to Werkself Xtra. "With [Nathan] Tella, [the injury] was more difficult and complicated than we first thought. I think he'll need the international break as well. It's looking better and better, but I can't say when [he'll return] exactly."

Chiarodia suffered a muscle tear to his right thigh and will miss several weeks to recover, the club announced.

Matsima (thigh) was forced off in the 80th minute of Tuesday's 1-0 DFB Pokal defeat against Bochum due to injury, coach Sandro Wagner said in a press conference.

Mets (undisclosed) was forced off with an apparent issue in the stoppage time of Tuesday's DFB Pokal victory against Hoffenheim.

Bensebaini is out for Tuesday's DFB Pokal match against Frankfurt due to a back injury, according to his club.

Grabara is out for Tuesday's DFB Pokal match against Holstein Kiel, according to his club.

Ilic (undisclosed) is an option for Wednesday's DFB Pokal match against Arminia Bielefeld, according to his club.

Caci signed a contract extension with Mainz until 2028, the club announced.

Schmidt (foot) was spotted training partially with the team on Tuesday, the club announced.

Lindstrom (groin) is aiming a return after the international break, coach Paul Simonis said in a press conference. "Jesper is doing well at the moment, but he's still showing some minor reactions. We still need to spend some time with him, but not too long. He should be back after the next international break."